Mitchell Community College

{{Short description|Public college in Statesville, North Carolina, US}} {{Hatnote|This article is about the junior college in North Carolina. For the junior college in South Dakota, see [[Mitchell Technical College]]. For the college in Connecticut, see [[Mitchell College]].}} {{more citations needed||date=August 2012}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox university |name = Mitchell Community College |image= Mitchell_Community_College_logo.jpg |motto = Connecting Life to Learning |established = 1917 |type = [[Public college|Public]] [[community college]] |parent = [[North Carolina Community College System]] |president = James T. Brewer |city = [[Statesville, North Carolina|Statesville]] |state = [[North Carolina]] |country = United States |coor = {{Coord|35.783227|-80.892903|display=inline,title}} |campus = [[Rural|Small town]] |students = 3,500 |sports = |colors = |mascot = |nickname = Mavericks |affiliations = |website = {{nowrap| {{URL|1=https://www.mitchellcc.edu}} }} }}

[[File:Mitchell Campus.jpg|thumb|Mitchell Campus]] '''Mitchell Community College''' is a [[Public college|public]] [[community college]] with its main campus in [[Statesville, North Carolina]] and a second campus in [[Mooresville, North Carolina]]. It is part of the [[North Carolina Community College System]].

==History== The school that would later become Mitchell College opened in 1856 as '''Concord Female College''', a women's college sponsored by the Presbyterian church in North Carolina. After the [[American Civil War]], during a brief period of private ownership, the name of the school was changed to '''Simonton Female College'''. In the 1870s, the school grew under the leadership of Eliza Mitchell Grant and Margaret Eliot Mitchell, daughters of the scientist and educator [[Elisha Mitchell]]. In 1917, the name of the school was changed to Mitchell College in their honor. In 1932, the school became coeducational, admitting its first male students.<ref>{{cite book|author=Powell, William S.|title=Higher Education in North Carolina|publisher=Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History|year=1970}}</ref>

In 1973, Mitchell College joined the [[North Carolina Community College System]] and the name was changed to Mitchell Community College.

The [[Main Building, Mitchell College]] and [[Mitchell College Historic District]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

In the 2008–2009 school year, Mitchell became the first community college in the United States to be accepted into [[NASA]]'s [[University Student Launch Initiative]] competition and placed 8th out of 28 teams. In 2009–2010, Mitchell was again accepted to the competition and the team was able to finish 4th overall.{{Citation needed|date = December 2015}}

==Notable alumni== * [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], [[NASCAR]] driver who earned his associate degree in automotive technology at Mitchell Community College.<ref>{{Cite web | title=DaleJr.com {{!}} Official Website of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. | url=http://www.dalejr.com/about/mydad/xfinity/default.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512203722/http://www.dalejr.com/about/mydad/xfinity/default.aspx | access-date=2025-07-12 | archive-date=2015-05-12}}</ref> * [[Virginia Dare Aderholdt]], cryptanalyst <ref>Liza Mundy. Code Girls. Hachette Books; 2nd prt. edition (October 10, 2017) pp 326-329.</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.mitchellcc.edu/ Official website]

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